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Building Cloud-Native Applications with Go: The Fast and Scalable Way

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Building Cloud-Native Applications with The Fast and Scalable Way by The Matrix

Master the art of building high-performance, scalable cloud-native applications with Building Cloud-Native Applications with The Fast and Scalable Way. This definitive guide, crafted for developers, architects, and DevOps professionals, unlocks the power of Go—a language engineered for the cloud era—to create robust, distributed systems that thrive in dynamic environments. Published in 2025, this first edition is your essential companion for navigating the complexities of modern software development with clarity and confidence.

Dive into Go’s minimalist yet powerful ecosystem and learn to design, develop, and deploy cloud-native solutions that scale effortlessly. From foundational concepts to advanced techniques, this comprehensive 399-page book blends practical tutorials, real-world projects, and expert insights to transform you into a cloud-native Go developer. Whether you’re building microservices, Kubernetes operators, or serverless functions, you’ll discover how

Architect for the Cloud: Embrace 12-Factor App principles, design stateless microservices, and implement event-driven architectures using Go’s concurrency model with goroutines and channels.Build Performant APIs and Services: Create RESTful APIs with Gin and high-performance gRPC services, leveraging tools like Gorilla Mux, Protocol Buffers, and Consul for service discovery.Integrate Data and Messaging: Connect to PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis, and orchestrate asynchronous workflows with RabbitMQ, NATS, and Kafka for resilient data pipelines.Deploy with Precision: Containerize applications with Docker, orchestrate with Kubernetes, and automate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Helm, and ArgoCD.Ensure Observability and Security: Implement structured logging with zap, monitor with Prometheus and Grafana, trace with OpenTelemetry, and secure services with JWT, OAuth2, and TLS.Apply Real-World Solutions: Build hands-on projects like a scalable URL shortener, a real-time gRPC chat service, and an event-driven file processor, all deployable to Kubernetes.With detailed code examples, Kubernetes YAML templates, and a curated toolbox of libraries like Gin, gRPC, and client-go, this book equips you to tackle production-grade challenges. Appendices include a Go CLI cheatsheet, Kubernetes templates, and performance analysis tools to keep your skills sharp. Go’s simplicity, speed, and concurrency make it the language of choice for cloud giants like Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform—now, it’s your turn to harness its potential.

Perfect for Go developers, cloud engineers, and tech enthusiasts eager to build future-proof systems, Building Cloud-Native Applications with Go is your roadmap to creating fast, reliable, and scalable applications. Don’t wait to elevate your cloud-native expertise—add this book to your cart today and start building the next generation of cloud solutions!

728 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 26, 2025

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